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Simone Smith, LPC

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasRelationship, Family, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Simone

Simone Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey who focuses on helping people navigate relationship challenges, family dynamics, self-esteem concerns, career decisions, and major life changes.

Background and approach

She also supports clients coping with stress, anxiety, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, and mood concerns such as depression. Additional areas of attention include postpartum depression, prejudice and discrimination impacts, self-love, women’s issues, and the unique pressures faced by young adults.

Her approach blends warmth and direct clinical methods into an individualized process. Simone draws from Internal Family Systems, cognitive-behavioral strategies, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, emotionally-focused techniques, and client-centered principles to create a tailored plan.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels, and adapts interventions to meet each person’s goals and circumstances. With six years of experience that include school counseling and independent practice work, Simone aims to empower clients to take meaningful steps toward greater well-being.

She frames therapy as a collaborative journey and offers flexible session formats to fit different schedules and needs.

Integrating approaches online for flexible mental health support



Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a way to understand inner parts and their roles, helping people explore competing emotions, self-protective behaviors, and internal conflicts in order to reduce reactivity and increase self-leadership. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility, using mindfulness and committed action to move toward meaningful life goals even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the therapeutic relationship by providing empathy, acceptance, and unconditional positive regard so clients feel heard and can develop insight and self-directed change.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Simone approaches this collaboratively. She will work with each client to evaluate goals, preferences, and experiences, then adapt techniques from IFS, ACT, and client-centered work to fit the moment-to-moment needs of the therapy journey.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or geographic constraints. These formats support continuity of care and make it possible to engage in meaningful therapeutic work from different locations while keeping the focus on accessible, personalized treatment.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Simone commonly address?
She works with relationship and family issues, self-esteem and career concerns, life changes, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression, along with postpartum depression and prejudice-related impacts.
What is Simone's therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, genuine, and nonjudgmental, focusing on respect and sensitivity while tailoring treatment to each person's needs.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Simone has six years of experience that include work as a school counselor and as a therapist in independent practice, giving her exposure to a broad range of client concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LPC credential with license NJ LPC 37PC00819700 and practices in New Jersey.
Can Simone work with people outside the U.S.?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English for those located abroad or in other regions.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Additional focus areas

Postpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English